UNIVERSITY of MAINE ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES 2015–16 Maine Black Bear Hockey 2015-16 SCHEDULE 0-1-3 Maine Vs
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES 2015–16 Maine Black Bear Hockey 2015-16 SCHEDULE 0-1-3 Maine vs. Quinnipiac OCTOBER Tuesday, October 20, 2015 • 7 PM 9 Michigan State (Ice Breaker) Portland, Maine 3-3, T TD Bank Arena • Hamden, Conn. 10 North Dakota (Ice Breaker) Portland, Maine 1-1, T 16 at Union Schenectady, N.Y. 1-1, T Radio: 103.9 FM • www.GoBlackBears.com 17 at Union Schenectady, N.Y. 2-0, L 20 at Quinnipiac Hamden, Conn. 7 PM 23 New Brunswick(Exh.) Orono, Maine 7 PM 30 Capital City Classic vs. UMass Trenton, N.J. 4:30 PM MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT 31 Capital City Classic Champ/Consol. Trenton, N.J. 7:30 PM MAINE MEDIA RELATIONS 5747 MEMORIAL GYM • ORONO, MAINE 04469 TYSON MCHATTEN, ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 6 at Boston College * Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7 PM ENGAGEMENT 207.581.3596 7 at Boston College * Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7 PM KOHL SCHULTZ VIDEO & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 13 at UMass Lowell * Lowell, Mass. 7 PM COORDINATOR207.949.7108 15 UMass Lowell * Orono, Maine 5 PM SHAWN BERRY ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 20 Vermont * Orono, Maine 7:30 PM 21 Vermont * Orono, Maine 4 PM 207.581.4158 27 Princeton Orono, Maine 7 PM FAX 207.581.3297 • WWW.GOBLACKBEARS.COM 28 Princeton Orono, Maine 7:30 PM DECEMBER 4 New Hampshire * Orono, Maine 7:30 PM 5 at New Hampshire * Durham,N.H. 7 PM 29 vs. New Hampshire Portland,Maine 7 PM 30 vs. New Hampshire Manchester, N.H. 7 PM JANUARY 8 Colgate Orono, Maine 7 PM 9 Colgate Orono, Maine 7 PM MAINE BY THE NUMBERS: 15 UConn * Orono, Maine 7 PM 16 UConn * Orono, Maine 7 PM The University of Maine men’s ice hockey team returns to action tonight for 20 Quinnipiac Orono, Maine 7 PM their first game against Quinnipiac this season. 22 Boston Univ. * Orono, Maine 7:30 PM 23 at Boston Univ. * Boston, Mass. 7 PM 5: This is game five of the 2015-2016 season for the University of Maine Black 29 at UMass * Amherst, Mass. 7 PM Bears. 30 at UMass * Amherst, Mass. 7 PM : Maine Senior Goalie, Matt Morris, stopped 31 shots on Oct. 17 against Union. FEBRUARY 31 5 Providence * Orono, Maine 7:30 PM 6 Providence * Orono, Maine 7 PM 811: All-time wins for Maine Hockey. 12 at Notre Dame * Notre Dame, Ind. 7 PM 13 at Notre Dame * Notre Dame, Ind. 7 PM 3: The Black Bears’ leading point scorers are Blaine Byron and Eric 19 Merrimack * Orono, Maine 7 PM Schurhamer who each have three points on the season. 20 Merrimack * Orono, Maine 7 PM 26 at Northeastern * Boston, Mass. 7 PM 2-0: Score of the last game they played Oct. 17 against Union. 27 at Northeastern * Boston, Mass. 7 PM 33-26: Maine was out shot in their last game against Union. *Hockey East Conf. games 1.65: Maine’s goals against average on the season. 7: Maine plays seven teams that were in the preseason USCHO.com poll: North Dakota, Providence, Boston College, Boston Univ., UMass-Lowell, Quinnipiac and Vermont 2 members of the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team are currently 9: Freshmen are on the roster for the Black Bears this season. They include: Sam drafted by NHL teams. The following is the list of drafted Black Bears: Becker, Stephen Cochrane, Dane Gibson, Rob McGovern, Rob Michel, Keith Name Year Round Overall Team Muehlbauer, Daniel Perez, Justin Rai and Brendan Robbins. Nolan Vesey 2014 6 158 Toronto Blaine Byron 2013 6 179 Pittsburgh 2: The University of Maine is competing in two regular season tournaments for the 2015-2016 season. The Career Games Played first is the Gorham Savings Steven Swavely 111 Bank Ice Breaker taking Conor Riley 110 place in Portland, Maine on October 9th and 10th. Will Merchant 103 The second is the Capital Cam Brown 77 City Classic taking place in Dan Renouf 76 Trenton, N.J. on October Blaine Byrone 74 30th and 31st. 3: The Black Bears are playing on three Nationally televised games this season. The first coming on November 15th as they take on UMass-Lowell on the American Sports Network. The next two, will be at Notre Dame on QUINNIPIAC BY THE NUMBERS: February 12-13 on NBCSN. 3-0: Current record for the 2015-2016 season. Defeated Arizon State 6’6”: Freshman, Stephen Cochrane, is the tallest member of the Black Bears. He previously played last season for the Bay State Breakers where Univ. 5-0 on Oct. 15. he played in 54 games. 4.7: Quinnipiac’s goal per game average this season. 5: Seniors on the roster this season for the Black Bears, Will Merchant, Bill Norman, Conor Riley, Steven Swavely and Andrew Tegeler 5: The Bobcats have five Hockey East opponents on the schedule this season: Maine, Boston Univ. Northeastern, UConn and UMass. 6: Leading point scorer Thomas Aldworth has six points on the season, MAINE COACHING STAFF it includes three goals and three assists. Year 3: The Maine coaching staff returns for their third season. Red Gendron is 30-37-7 in his previous two seasons at Maine.(New England 6: Have six seniors on the roster for the 2015-2016 season: K.J. Tiefen- College ’79) Gendron previously served as an assistant coach at Maine under werth, Tom Hilbrich, Soren Jonzzon, Travis St. Denis, Michael Garteig Shawn Walsh and was on the staff for Maine’s 1992-93 national champion- and Jacob Meyers. ship team. After his initial stint at Maine, Gendron went on to coach in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils, where he was part of 1.7: Quinnipiac’s goals against average on the season. their Stanley Cup team in 1995. Three years ago, he won a NCAA Champi- onship as an associate head coach with the Yale Bulldogs. 57-15: Out shot Arizona State Univ. in their last game. Jay Leach (New Haven ’78) Leach also served as an assistant coach under legendary Maine coach Shawn Walsh and then went on to coach 22 years in the National Hockey League. He brings over 30 years of coaching experience to the Black Bears. Ben Guite (Maine ’00), was part of Maine’s 1999 National Championship team. Guite went on to play professional hockey for 13 years. Guite played 175 career games in the NHL for the Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and the Nashville Predators. Ray Jean (Bentley ’07) played collegiate hockey at both Maine and Bentley. 7Former members of the Maine Black Bears made 2015-2016 opening day NHL rosters. Name Team Ben Bishop Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Darling Chicago Black Hawks Brian Flynn Montreal Canadiens Jimmy Howard Detroit Red Wings Ben Hutton Vancouver Canucks Gustav Nyquist Detroit Red Wings Teddy Purcell Edmonton Oilers LISTEN TO THE BLACK BEARS: The University of Maine men’s ice Maine’s 100 Point List hockey game will once again be broadcast statewide. The following are the Player, Position, Years Games Goals Assists Points list of radio stations that the Black Bears can be heard on. All University Jim Montgomery, F (89-93) 170 103 198 301 of Maine hockey games are carried live over the air by WVOM 103.9 FM in Scott Pellerin, F (88-92) 167 106 117 223 Bangor, Maine. Games can also be heard on WVQM 101.3 (Augusta), WSYY Gary Conn, F (77-81) 127 107 114 221 1240 AM (Millinocket), WLOB 1310 AM (Portland), WJJB 96.3 (Portland), David Capuano, F (86-89) 122 89 122 211 Jean-Yves Roy, F (89-92) 124 108 95 203 WRED 1440 AM (Portland) and WVOM 1450 (Rockland). Internet audio can Cal Ingraham, F (89-94) 131 90 97 187 be found through www.GoBlackBears.com. Dan Hannigan returns to handle Steve Kariya, F (95-99) 150 78 109 187 the play-by-play duties for his 21st season. He has called many memorable Cory Larose, F (96-00) 146 61 119 180 moments in Maine hockey history, including the overtime game-winner in the Martin Robitaille, F (88-92) 165 69 106 175 1999 National Championship game. Joining Hannigan in the booth for most Joe Crespi, F (77-81) 125 78 90 168 Brian Flynn, F, (08-12) 153 69 87 156 games will be Bangor Daily News beat writer Larry Mahoney. Mahoney has Martin Kariya, F (99-03) 156 50 105 155 been covering the Black Bears for more than 30 years. Many home games and Mike McHugh, F (84-88) 149 68 84 152 select road games will also be broadcast by the University of Maine student Shawn Wansborough, F (94-98) 139 74 77 151 radio station, WMEB (91.9 FM). Michel Léveillé, F (03-07) 153 53 96 149 Mike Golden, F (84-88) 111 64 84 148 Spencer Abbott, F, (08-12) 151 54 92 146 Guy Perron, F (86-90) 136 62 84 146 Gustav Nyquist (08-11) 113 50 94 144 Patrice Tardif, F (90-94) 146 72 72 144 Dave Wensley, F (84-88) 156 70 72 142 Brian Hughes, F (77-81) 124 51 90 141 Brian Downey, F (89-92) 112 59 81 140 Dan Shermerhorn, F (93-97) 153 71 69 140 Robert LaFleur, F (78-82) 126 72 64 136 Andre Aubut, D (78-82) 127 32 103 135 Todd Bjorkstrand, F (80-84) 120 44 90 134 Bob Corkum, F (85-89) 159 56 76 132 Niko Dimitrakos, F (98-02) 139 50 80 130 Ray Jacques, F (81-85) 125 46 82 128 Ron Hellen, F (81-86) 141 58 69 127 Keith Carney, D (88-91) 121 14 112 126 Rob Zamejc, F (79-82) 95 44 81 125 Paul Kariya, F (92-94) 51 33 91 124 Jack Capuano, D (85-88) 124 32 89 121 Christian Lalonde, F (86-90) 164 40 81 121 2015-16 HOCKEY EAST Bill Demianiuk, F (77-81) 127 49 70 119 David Cullen, D (95-99) 146 28 89 117 PRESEASON POLL Colin Shields, F (01-04) 120 61 56 117 Josh Soares, F (03-07) 132 49 63 112 Team (1st Place Votes) Pts.